Barbara Nadel

Barbara Nadel is an English crime and historical fiction writer, born and raised in London's East End and now living in Essex. She holds a psychology degree and worked in psychiatric institutions and with people with mental health problems in the community before writing full time.

She is best known for the Inspector Cetin Ikmen novels, set in Istanbul and beginning with Belshazzar's Daughter, and also writes the Francis Hancock series set in the wartime East End and the Hakim and Arnold series set in modern East London. Deadly Web won the Crime Writers' Association Silver Dagger in 2005.